Bangladesh

Basic facts about Bangladesh

Country name: Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
Country code: 211
Continent: South Asia
Currency name: Bangladeshi taka
Independence: 1971-12-16 00:00:00
Independent from: from West Pakistan
Total area (km2): 143,998
Land area (km2): 130,168
Water area (km2): 13,830
Population: 163,654,860
Population note: 163,654,860 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: Bangla
All languages: Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English
Time zone: BST (UTC+6)
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Drive on: left
Calling code: 880
Domain: .bd